U.S. Military Dispositions: Fact Sheet

Abstract

The United States maintains a global military presence to support foreign policy and military strategy. Representation ranges from one Marine in Sierra Leone to an Army Corps in Germany, and is found in 144 nations. In some countries, presence is maintained continuously and service members are assigned tours of one to three years. In other countries, there may be short term deployments of units or teams in response to emergencies or training opportunities. This report describes the worldwide distribution of U.S. military personnel and related concerns of Congress. It will be updated quarterly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA464734

Entities

People

  • Edward F. Bruner

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Asia
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Strategy
  • Overseas
  • South Korea
  • Training
  • United States
  • War

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Economics
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.